Senators Debate Civil Service Reform and Tax Proposals
The Senate on the 23rd debated repeal of the tobacco tax and considered a Pendleton Civil Service bill with exams for employees. An amendment barring those with immorality or excess liquor use from office was adopted before final passage 39 to 5. The House adjourned to the 27th without action. On the 28th a reform bill to curb political money among officers passed 1s to 22, and the Fitz John Porter bill was discussed as the House remained idle. Additional wire news covered pensions, homestead entries, and foreign incidents.
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Senate
West
United States District Court
Wichita,han
Pugh
House
Secretary of the Interior
Pendleton Civil Service
Rice
Edmunds
Judiciary Committee
Beck
Fitz John Porter
Sewell
Notable 19th Century Economic and Crime Highlights Across Cities
A collection of brief reports: E. Upton, late City Bank of Rochester president, held on $50 000 bail for embezzling $200 000. James Chumley mortally wounds Thomas Lamb in Cincinnati and surrenders. Kate Figup Co operative Dress Association closes New York store with $125 000 liabilities. Florida Everglades channel opened to Gulf. Chester Pa mills and works close for low trade. George Folmar and Frank Holliway settle a dispute in Troy Ala. Holliway shot dead. Lynch mob hangs Thomas Kerr in Pioneer Ariz after confession of murders. Baltimore quarantines amid rising smallpox. revaccination ordered for police. NY Chamber of Commerce reports exports $107 585 569. imports $793 813 709. Hartwellville Mass boiler explosion kills Fred Williams and Marshall Mason. Syracuse Miss Imogene Lewis dies from a pistol accident by fiancé George W Gates. Packardville Mass husband murders wife and children after separation. Creek factions warring near Okmulgee Ind Ter. several killed. Federal troops disarm Checote’s men. Interior Dept rejects Standard Oil’s land seizure plan. Indiana Driveell case affirmed by Supreme Court. English & Huguenin cotton warehouse fire destroys property. Boston district court upholds telephone company cutting out instrument after profane talk. Bank of Jefferson defalcations lead to liquidation. Boston’s Gruse family and Chinese nanny immigration policy noted.
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E. Upton
City Bank of
Rochester
N. Y
Cincinnati
James Chumley
Thomas Lamb
Kate Figup
Co-operative Dress Association
New York
Everglades
Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Chester
Shaw &Esrey’s
Witherell & Co
Machine Works
Troy
Ala
George Folmar
Frank Holliway
Holliway
Folmar
Thomas Kerr
Pioneer
Arizona
Baltimore
New York Chamber of Commerce
Hartwellville
Mass
Fred Williams
Marshall Mason
Syracuse
Imogene Lewis
Okimulgee
Ind
Ter
Checote
Interior Department
Standard Oil Company
Supreme Court
English & Huguenin
Mindi Hall
Dewid
A. H. Pugh
Manehee
Secondal Bank of
Jefferson,.c
Cos
United States
Elections and deaths in the era of reform and tragedy
A mixed bag of brief notices recounts deaths and political moves. Col Colwett dies in Lowell while his six sons become Baptist pastors. J D Taylor named to Congress seat after Updegraff’s death. Christmas rescuer Christian Timman received prize money and clothing. Annie Sullivan dies at over one hundred after being struck by a train in Winchester. New Haven Justice Park voids Democratic black ballots, giving city to Republicans. Tennessee Blind School head J M Sturtevant dies of paralysis. Jem Mace arrives in San Francisco with a Maori fighter to meet Sullivan. Rochester banks appoint receiver after suspension. Abner Wess of Baltimore dies at 100. Senate vote on Pendleton Civil Service bill noted with many listed names. Johann Most calls for anti-government rally in Chicago.
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Colwett
Lowell
Mass
Ohio
J. D. Taylor
Congress
J. T. Updegraff
Christian Timman
Providence
R. I
Annie Sullivan
Winchester
New Haven
Conn
Justice Park
J. M
Sturtevant
Tennessee Blind School
Nashville
Jem Mace
San Francisco
Australia
Sullivan
Atkinson
Commercial Bank of
Rochester
N. Y
City Bank of
Abner Wess
Baltimore
United States
Senate
Pendleton
Bellier
Milliei
Willer
Aos
Nolin Sevrelh
Cally
Jonas
Mesarly
Blair
Hale
Dayyes
Saunders
Buler
Johnston
Kellogg
Sawyer
Wold
Beck
Maxey
Willi Pugh
Regie
Johann
Most
Chicago
Fragmentary notice from historic paper
An OCR fragment references events and the United States with terms like banks and Socialists, but the text is garbled and incomplete leaving unclear specifics or dates. The readable parts hint at political or financial topics without a coherent narrative or identifiable names.
Global Miscellany: murders, riots, deaths and trials reported
Westaarte cleared in Datlin over the Phenix Park murders. Interlaken Esco note scandal shocks Geneva. Interlaken manager absconds. Lieut Hanser reports DeLong and party bodies in Yakutsk. Archbishoprics and cardinal deaths noted. Riot in Limerick. Montreal boot and shoe strike ends. union collapse. Drowning near Merriton. Patterson Brothers assign. Iceland asks aid. Polish bishops reappointed. Hapsburg anniversary in Vienna. Berlin suicide pact. Jewish persecution in Russia. Bradford chimney disaster kills 24, injures 40. Rivers flood German Austrian regions. bridge collapses drown 20 at Larrick. Russia massing frontier troops. England schooner Clarence wreck. Le vian Hamburgers fails for 100000.
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Westaarte
Phenix Park
Datlin
Geneva
Switzerland
Interlaken Comptoir Esco
Hanser
Yakoutsk
Siberia
Montreal
Bessie Bre
Bessie
Merriton
Ont
Patterson Brothers
Toronto
Can
Iceland
Bessia
House of Hapsburg
Vienna
Marcy
Berlin
Germany
Russia
Bradford
Eng
Larrick
Baden
Bars
England
Clarence
New South
Levian, Hamburger & Co
Various 1882 disasters and incidents reported
Three boys drowned skating at Hyde Park Massachusetts. A Brussels factory boiler exploded, killing several workers. Bryson Smith bleachery in Lodi New Jersey destroyed by fire. Two children in Meriden Connecticut confessed to obstructing a railway to wreck a train. Western Nail Association to suspend western mills Jan 15 to Feb 10. Grain sales in 1882 NY Produce Exchange reached 613 million bushels wheat and 391 million bushels corn. Belfast Ireland flour mills burned, loss about 200000. US business failures in seven days to 29th total 242. US total 1872 failures 7574. Lachute Quebec telegraph operator W C Anderson recently inherited $750000 and received word of uncle in Scotland dying leaving $100000. Mecca Medina pilgrims dying of cholera on 29th. Danube rising. Rhine yoke burst at Worms with many deaths. Floods again in France. Lyons Besancon Lisieux damaged. Ison Slade hanged at Yanceyville North Carolina for murder. death-watch killed prior. Secretary Chandler estimates naval expenditures for 1883 at 27.75 million. Senate debated presidential succession bill. House not in session.
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Hyde Park
Mass
Dison
Brussels
Lodi
N. J
Bryson & Smith
Meriden
Conn
Western Nail Association
Alleghanies
New York Produce Exchange
Belfast
Ireland
United States
W. C. Anderson
Lachute
Quebec
Deir
Scotland
Mecca
Medina
Bessemer-Steel Works
Cleveland
Danube
Austria
Worms
Germany
Berlin
France
Lyons
Besancon
Lisieux
Lison Slade
Yanceyville
N. C
Cianpler
Senate
Fitz John Porter
Civil Service Reform Bill Passed by Senate Sets Examinations
The bill titled A Bill to Regulate and Improve the Civil Service of the United States creates a three member Civil Service Commission appointed by the President with Senate consent. It authorizes open competitive exams, probationary periods, merit based promotions, and protections against political pressure. It sets salaries for commissioners and staff and outlines rules, examination boards, and penalties for fraud.
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United States Senate
Competite Nation
United States
United States Civil-Service Commission
Senate
Congress
Washington
Prey
Secretary of the Interior
Waneington
Becessay
Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury Department
House
Wuny Department
Treasury of
Emigration Scheme Showcases Juvenile Success Stories
The New York Sun reports on the New York Children's Aid Society emigration program sending waifs to homes in the West. Cases include an orphan boy who became a justice of the peace, a son who became a physician, a leading town lawyer, a successful artist, a deputy clerk, and a civil engineer. Girls are all married except one. The report highlights rosy outcomes while noting the need for broader, unbiased averages.
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New York Children’s Aid Society
New York Sun
Indiana
Chicago Herald
Emplo
Foreman Wanted for Dispatchable Printing Office Duties
Williamsport breakfast table item seeks a foreman skilled in practical newsroom tasks. The ad mocks punishing knowledge of Greek nouns and English monarchs, asking for someone who fixes dates, places lines correctly, and uses proper punctuation, even if not a genius in rhetoric.
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Egbert
Victoria
Williamsport Breakfast
Donkey With Blue Ribbon Sparks School Board Debate
Mr Spurgeon declines backing a school-board hopeful tied to the Blue Ribbon group. He questions supporting anyone merely for a blue ribbon, saying he will not back a candidate just for show. The remark highlights local political maneuvering around endorsements and party badges.
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Spurgeon
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Prineville
Oregon
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Charles Peterson
John Amber
Cornwall
William
Jacob Rusk
Jarvis
Philadelphia
Trenton
Bullard
Lebanon
Jaceway
Monroe County Savings Bank
East Side Savings Bank
Peter Desgaron
Roc
Hford
W. T
West Virginia
Bayou Texas
Fla
Iowa
Des Moines
Laona
Charles Banks
Lizzie Swim
Fort Worth
Tex
Beverly
W. Va
Adam Currence
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von Conan
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